Android phones, apps and tablets

I know rooting works for many people, but the example from ** J08** up there ^^^^^^^^ is exactly why I won't be doing it. Bricking your phone is a strong deterrent, thanks.

It's surely more of deterrent from ever purchasing a Motorola.

As you own a SGS 2 that must nearly be out of contract, here's the easiest way of rooting that I've ever found. You've proved you can read, so this won't even phase you, or more importantly that wonderful, but restricted, device you own.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396952

Then download Titanium Backup Pro so you can backup all your apps and also make a nandroid backup in the CWM app provided with the root package. After that, choose your ICS ROM from the many now on offer, download it to your SD card and then flash it through recovery accessed using CWM. If it goes wrong, access recovery by pressing home, volume down and power simultaneously and reflash the backup you made in CWM which takes you back to stock. I personally now use AndyX 7.2 and have flashed each update (probably more than 10) successfully with absolutely no dramas whatsoever.

If you brick a SGS 2, you really have done something special.